A Case Report of Massive Vaginal Variceal Hemorrhage in a Patient With Cirrhosis Secondary to Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Unresolved Even After Successful Liver Transplantation

Vaginal varices with massive hemorrhage

Vaginal varices with massive hemorrhage in a patient with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and portal hypertension: Successful treatment with liver transplantation

✍ Patrick P. McHugh; Hoonbae Jeon; Roberto Gedaly; Thomas D. Johnston; Paul D. DeP 📂 Article 📅 2008 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 209 KB

We present a case of massive bleeding secondary to vaginal varices complicating portal hypertension in a patient awaiting orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). The vagina is among the rarest of locations reported for portal hypertensive varices causing hemorrhage; in fact, our patient represents o